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The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), funds research projects at universities, colleges and research hospitals across the country. These transformative projects not only produce tangible benefits to Canadians, but inspiring stories of Canadian innovation.

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The CFI is proud to name Algonquin College as a recipient of this year's College Industry Innovation Fund. The award will go towards their applied research program in Enhancing the Building Industry through Analytics and Next Generation Collaboration.

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A ruby-throated hummingbird feeds from a nectar dispenser equipped with a gas analyzer at AFAR. Using this equipment, researchers are able to measure oxygen consumption to determine the energy costs of hovering flight.

Research builds communities

The Canada Foundation for Innovation gives researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate. By investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, the CFI is helping to attract and retain the world’s top talent, to train the next generation of researchers, to support private-sector innovation and to create high-quality jobs that strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life for all Canadians.